SPECIAL NOTES FOR UTILITY CLEARANCE IMPACT ON CONSTRUCTION
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A repr presenta tati tive docum ument nt prep epar ared ed by by the he Cabinet et in in coord rdin ination with th Utili ility Compan anies es. Direc ection fo for the he poten ential al Road adway way Contrac actor rela lativ ive to to the he poten ential al utilit ility issu sues in in the he ar area of prop opos osed road adway way constr tructi tion. Cont ntractua ual id identif ific icatio ion of uti tiliti ties tha hat either er ARE RE or ARE RE NOT OT affec ected ed by by the he pr propo posed constru ructio ion. Th There ar are no no MAY AYBE BE’s. A util ilit ity coord rdin inatio ion docum ument nt th that br bridges Projec ect Dev evel elopmen ent and nd Proje ject ct Deliv livery, in in ef effec ect taking a proje ject ct from om the he final al de desi sign ph phase se to to constru ructio ion.
FEDERAL REQUIREMENT ? TI TITLE 23 CF TLE 23 CFR 635. R 635.309( 309(c) c)(b) Table of of Con onte tents ts PART RT 635 635 - CON ONSTRUCTION ION A AND MAIN INTENANCE Sec. c. 635. 635.309 309 Authori rization. Subpa ubpart C C- Physica ical Co l Constru ructio ion A Authoriz rizatio ion
TITL TLE 23 23 CFR R 635 35.30 309( 9(c)(b) PART PART 63 635-CONST NSTRUCTION AND AND MAI AINT NTENA NANC NCE Subpa bpart C--Physical cal Constr tructi tion on Author orizati ation on Sec Sec. 63 635. 5.309 09 Au Authorization. Auth thoriz izati tion to to adverti tise the th phy hysi sical constru truct ction for or bid ids or or to to pro roce ceed with ith force ce ac account nt constru truct ction th thereof shal all norm rmally ly be be issued ssued as soon on as, s, bu but not unt ntil, all of of th the follo llowing co condit itio ions have have been een met et:
(a (a) The The plans lans, specif cifications, and and e estim imat ates ( (PS&E) t the here refore have have b been n ap appro roved. (b) b) A sta tatemen tement is is rec ecei eived ed fr from om th the Sta tate, te, ei eith ther er separat arately or or comb ombined ed with th th the inform rmat atio ion require ired by by Sec ec.635 35.309(c (c), that hat ei eith ther er all all rig right-of of-way ay clearan rance ce, ut utili ility, and and railro lroad ad wor ork has has been een comp omplete eted or or that hat all all necessary ary arrang angement nts have have been een made for for it it to to be be underta taken en and and comp ompleted eted as as re requir uired for for prop oper er coordin inat atio ion with th th the physical cal construc ructio ion schedule ules. Wh Where re it it is is deter etermi mined ed that hat th the comp ompleti etion of of such uch wor ork in in advance ance of of th the highw hway ay construc ructio ion is is not ot feas asib ible le or or pract ractical du due to to ec econ onomy my, spe pecial operatio ional nal prob oblems ems and and th the lik like, th ther ere shall hall be be appropriat riate notificat icatio ion prov ovided ed in in th the bi bid pr propo posals iden enti tify fying th the rig right-of of-way clearanc rance, ut utili ility, and and railr railroad wor ork whic hich is is to to be be underw rway ay concu curre rrent ntly ly with th th the hig highw hway constr truction on.
STATE REQUIREMENT ? There are no legislative requirement for utility notes on State funded projects, but as a general rule Utility Notes should be submitted on all PS&E projects. There is, however, a Kentucky legislative requirement for protection of Utilities during construction or excavation activities known as: “The Kentucky Dig Law” .
“ The Kentucky Dig Law ” KRS 367.4901 Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 425 effective January 1,1995. Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 222 effective July 14, 2000. Last Revised in 2008
KRS 367.4901 Legislative declaration (S (Short title for KRS RS 367. 367.49 4901 01 to 367. 367.49 4917 17.) The Ge General Assembly Assem finds ds th that th the objec jective ve of of underground facil cilit ity damage pre revention and nd th the resulti ting benefi enefits of of pu publ blic and nd workplace ce sa safet fety and nd prote tectio ction of of consume mer se servi vices es re requir ire an effec effective ve unde derground da dama mage pre reventi tion pr procedu dure. KRS RS 367 367.4901 4901 to to 367 67.49 4917 17, which ch may be cit cited as th the "Unde derground Faci cility ty Damag age Pre reventio tion Act ct of of 19 1994 94," are re cre reate ted to to pro rovid ide fo for th this is pro roce cedure and nd acco compli lish this is ob objecti tive.
To contractually identify all utilities located within the project disturb limits. To ensure the road contractor protects any existing utilities from damage caused by operations connected with the road construction. To notify the potential road contractor of any utilities that are within the project limits but are clear of the proposed roadway construction.
To readily identify any utilities which are not clear of the proposed road work and their effect on the proposed roadway construction. To call out any utilities which have not been relocated and to detail any work involved on the part of the potential contractor to relocate said utility facility on behalf of the Utility Company. To identify any existing problems with utilities prior to the contract being bid and awarded.
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COUNTY, FEDERAL PROJECT # (Constr. Phase if applicable) UNIFIED PROJECT NUMBER (Fund Type,County #, eMARS #) ROAD NAME (NUMBER)/PROJECT DESCRIPTION SIX YEAR PLAN ITEM NUMBER (if applicable)
JEFFERSON COUNTY, IMD 2653 (024) FD54 056 84370 02U LOUISVILLE AND SOUTHERN INDIANA OHIO RIVER BRIDGES PROJECT ITEM NO. 5-733.20
GENERAL PROJECT NOTE ON UTILITY PROTECTION Insert general notes as below for projects where no utility impact expected Utility coordination efforts determined that no significant utility relocation work is required to complete the project. Any work pertaining to these utility facilities is defined in the bid package and is to be carried out as instructed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The contractor will be responsible for any coordination or adjustments that are discussed or quantified in the proposal. (List N/A or None when applicable)
NOTE: DO NOT DISTURB THE FOLLOWING UTILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE PROJECT DISTURB LIMITS List all applicable utilities whose facilities are present and are not to be disturbed during construction activities. List Utility Type, Utility Size, Utility Location for each. (List N/A or None when applicable) *The Contractor is fully responsible for protection of all utilities listed above*
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